
A new Fibonacci poem inspired by a friend’s art
I first worked with my friend, the Serbian artist Nikola Stanković, in 2018, when I opened a virtual art gallery Glinka Gallery: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Seaforth/85/198/29 Nikola Stanković’s outstanding paintings formed our first exhibition, where I…

An extraordinary novel by a shocking man.
Tony, a French friend, recently sent me an illustrated French novel by a novelist that I was embarrassed to admit that I had never heard of, Louis-Ferdinand Céline (1894 – 1961). I…

I have a new photographic portrait
I’m very pleased with this portrait taken just before Christmas by the excellent Brighton photographer David Myers. He had a vision and pursued it with real energy and enthusiasm. So much so…

Staying in with my laptop
I bought my first laptop last year as a luxurious add-on to the desktop computer that sits in the office room where I spend most of my writing days here at home…

My thanks to Acumen for publishing my poem about short-sightedness.
I was, as they used to say in Manchester, dead chuffed to have one of my poems published in the latest edition of the distinguished British literary journal, Acumen. The poem was…

100 Years in The Waste Land
T.S. Eliot’s masterpiece is 100 years old this year and, in November, I was preparing to read the complete poem online in the virtual world known as Secondlife to mark the centenary…

Titian’s Nudes are the subject of my new Fibonacci poems.
Perseus and Andromeda Nude in chains on the rocks she’s picture-perfect. Titian’s Andromeda displayed for us mortals, for hungry beasts, and for Perseus who dives seaward dressed-to-kill in pink and gold robes…

Wolfie Caged
How I survived lockdown. I have finally got round to writing a blog now that, wisely or foolishly, the great British lockdown is being eased. Until now, I haven’t quite managed to…

Launching my poetry collection Remembering Blue in my home town of Lewes UK
I read from my latest book, my debut poetry collection Remembering Blue at my local pub, the Elephant & Castle, here in Lewes UK – it was a lovely event with a…
Let’s hear it for our independent book shops and local publications.
My third published book, is a poetry collection, Remembering Blue and, as we enter the new year, I shall be letting you know about scheduled events plants for it, including readings, reviews…

MUSE-PIE PRESS MAKE COLIN BELL THEIR NEW FEATURED POET INTERNATIONAL
I am thrilled to be the new Featured Poet International for American poetry publisher, Muse-Pie Press, producers of the three highly-respected poetry journals: Fibonacci poetry specialist, The Fib Review; short-form poetry publishers,…

Eve (and Adam) keep falling.
There are two poems about Adam and Eve in my new poetry collection, Remembering Blue, this one, Eve, came together as a little film made in my home town of Lewes, UK.…

Kneeling can give you nightmares – I wrote a poem about it.
I went to one of those boarding schools where pupils were expected to pray every day even when the act of praying was, to me at least, a bit of a mystery.…

Poetry and Dance coming together in my ‘virtual’ world.
Last week, as part of the ‘virtual’ exhibition, Remembering Blue, at my ‘virtual’ gallery, Glinka Gallery, I took part in a wonderful event with the ever-inventive ‘virtual’ dance company, The Sway &…
